The Economist: Culture

The cultural review of 2016 and preview of 2017

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 22:32:24 GMT

A look back at the highlights of 2016: including gender-bending Shakespeare and “In Praise of Weiner” - a political disaster documentary 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and we discuss the "confluence": Venice Biennale, Documenta in Kassel and the Munster sculpture showAnne McElvoy is joined by The Economist’s Fiammetta Rocco and Jonathan Beckman

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On pluralism and light

Sat, 23 Apr 2016 18:42:32 GMT

"Holy Lands” by Nicolas Pelham and "Six Facets of Light” by Anne Wroe are two new books by Economist writers. Both look at contemporary questions through historical lenses

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The Johnson column: Why punctuation is a prickly business

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:25:17 GMT

Our Johnson columnist, Lane Greene, explores why issues of punctuation make us jump at each other's throats

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1843: Our new magazine

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:15:00 GMT

From Antarctica to the equally chilly arena of French far-right politics, we take a peek into some of the stories featured in 1843’s first issue, published March 9th

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Narconomics: How to run a drug cartel

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:25:47 GMT

Tom Wainwright, The Economist's Britain editor and former Mexico correspondent, explores the parallels between the $300 billion illegal drugs business and the corporate world, from franchising to corporate social responsibility

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The Johnson column: Speech in print

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:29:57 GMT

The Economist’s language column will appear every fortnight in the print edition. Lane Greene talks about the science, history and controversies he has covered so far

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Waging war: The World in Conflict

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:56:45 GMT

In his new book, John Andrews, former foreign correspondent for The Economist, discusses the history, evolution and persistence of terrorism and global warfare

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The euro experiment: Trial and error

Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:48:47 GMT

Paul Wallace, The Economist’s European economics editor, explores the sources of the euro crisis and assesses the risks that the single currency still faces in his new book

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The best books of 2015

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:48:07 GMT

This year saw a boom in dark books about the future of America, new translated fiction and accounts of the battle of Waterloo. Our correspondents discuss the finest books on their shelves

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Street fashion: From darkness to chicness

Thu, 24 Dec 2015 16:27:06 GMT

David Tovey, an artist and fashion designer speaks to The Economist about battling serious illnesses, his memories of being homeless in London and the power of art

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Myanmar: Blood, dreams and gold

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:43:44 GMT

Richard Cockett, The Economist’s former south east Asia bureau chief, discusses Myanmar’s colonial past, current president and the country’s increasing geopolitical importance

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Wim Wenders: Storytelling

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:38:30 GMT

The renowned German director discusses film-making, his evolving career in photography and the way every landscape tells a story

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The Planet Remade: Brightening the clouds

Fri, 02 Oct 2015 21:14:51 GMT

Oliver Morton, The Economist’s essays and briefings editor, discusses how changing attitudes towards geoengineering could change the world, literally

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Putin's Russia: TV, the nuclear button

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 20:56:37 GMT

Arkady Ostrovsky, The Economist's Russia and East European editor, on how oligarchs, ideologues and television rebuilt Russia

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Ghost fleet: History of a future war

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:14:39 GMT

P.W. Singer and August Cole discuss their new thriller, in which America's navy fights back against a Chinese invasion of Hawaii with the support of hackers, venture capitalists and an Australian billionaire

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Smart money: The good that finance can do

Mon, 18 May 2015 15:51:53 GMT

The Economist’s business affairs editor, Andrew Palmer, discusses his new book “Smart Money”, which argues that for all its flaws, we need the finance industry more than ever

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